Safety milk bottle container



Sept. 28, 1937.

W. H. VAN BUSKIRK SAFETY MILK BOTTLE CONTAINER 2 Sheets-Sheet' 1 'Filed Dec. 2, 1955 William H. Van BwsKirK I Sept. 28, 1937. w H, VAN KI 2,094,507

SAFETY MILK BOTTLE. CONTAINER Filed Dec. 2,1955 2 She'ets-Sheet 2 r I .QMW William H.- V411 BusKwK Patented Sept. 28, 1937 iTEh rs res assist? SAFETY MILK BOTTLE CONTAINER William Harold Van Buskirk, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Application December 2,1935, Serial No. 52,583

2 claims. (01. 232-421 My present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in devices for holding milk bottles against theft of the same and for holding them in a. manner to protect the mouth of the bottle in a' sanitary way.

More specifically, the invention has for an object to provide a very simple and inexpensive holder for attachment to the side of a door frame in cooperative relation to the door, the device folding down when not in use to a compact structure that will not interfere with the opening and/or closing of the door.

Again, it is an object to provide .a holder whose lock is pick-proof and requires an especially constructed key to unlock it.

Other objects will in part be obvious and in part be pointed out hereinafter.

To the attainment of the aforesaid objects and ends the invention still further resides in the novel details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all of which will be first fully described in the following detailed description, and then be particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a doorway with my invention in place, but not in use.

Figure 2 is an enlarged detail perspective View of the device in use, locked.

Figure 3 is an inverted perspective view of the device, positioned for insertion or removal of a bottle.

Figure 4 is a vertical section on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a vertical section on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is an enlarged detail longitudinal section of the lock.

Figure '7 is a detail elevation and part section of the key.

In the drawings in which like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures, l represents the door frame on the side face la of which is mounted the bottle holding device.

This device comprises a vertical plate 2, having a bottom flange 3, and at the top the plate 2 has hinged to it, as at 2:13, the portion 6 of an L-shaped plate, the long portion 6a of which extends at right angles to the short portion 6 and parallels the flange 3 when the plate portion 6 is in alignment with the plate 2. The plate 2 is held in place by means of screws 5 and diagonal keyhole slots 6.

The section 5 of the L-shaped plate has a curved keeper 9, welded or otherwise secured to it, the keeper having a bolt hole 8 for the reception of" the locking end'lt of the latchbolt 23, hereinafteragain referred to.

"Pivoted'to theplate portion 5a, at I0, is a channeled member ll having vertical sides l2 with under-turned edges l3 tohold a milkbottle by the neck ring. The front end of the channeled member H is permanently closed, as at M, while the rear end is open. Extending across the member II from one side I2 is the casing I5 10 which carries the latch bolt 23 hereinbefore referred to. The casing it is welded or otherwise secured to the sides l2. It projects through one side and at the projecting end has stops l8 against which the collar ll, on the bolt 23, rests 15 when the bolt has its latching end it projected by the spring 2i that lies within the casing l5 between the collar ll and the inward projections 25 stamped or otherwise formed in the casing l5. Within the casing l5 and at the front end of the 20 same there is a ring 23 which is held against the adjacent side E2 of the channeled member by means of a spring 22. The bolt 23 has a neck l9 and a tapered head 2t within the confines of the spring 22. The side wall it: adjacent that end 25 of the casing which contains the ring 24 is provided with an aperture 25 of slightly less diameter than that of the casing 55 so as to serve as a stop for the ring 2%. The hole 2%, however,

is slightly larger than the hole through the 30 ring 24.

The key, by means of which the latch bolt 23 may be withdrawn from its locking position, is best shown in Figure 7, by reference to which it will be observed that the key comprises a 35 sleeve 21 having a finger-engaging head 28 in which sleeve and head a rod 29 is longitudinally slidable. The rod 29 has a split end of tubular form comprising springy tongs 3b. The rod 29 at its other end has a heads! and carries a 40 spring 32 between the heads 28 and 3t for drawing the tongs 3!] into the sleeve 2? when the key parts are in a normal position.

Assume the channeled member II to be locked and it is desired to release it so that it may be 45 swung on the pivot is for the insertion of the milk bottle. The milkman inserts the key through the hole 26. In doing this the sleeve 21 will force the ring 2 back and by pulling the heads 28 and 3t together against the tension of 50 the spring 32 the tongs will be split to grip the head 20 of the latch bolt 23. Upon releasing the head 28 the spring 32 will force the sleeve 27 toward the tongs 3t and cause them to grip the head 20. The Operator then pulls the head 3| 55 It will be observed that when the channeled 7 member I I is in the locked position its open end will be against the door 34 which serves to close the open end of the channeled member H. For

the housewife to remove the milk bottle and cash box from the holder it is only necessary to open' the door 34 which will swing it away from the holder and permit the bottle 35 to be withdrawn.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought that the construction, operation and advantages of my invention will be clear to those skilled in the art.

What I claim is: V

1. In a milk bottle holder wherein abottle suspending member is pivotally mounted on a supporting member, means to lock said suspending member against turning which means comprises a spring pressed loclnng bolt on the suspending member, the axis of which bolt lies in a plane normal to the pivotal axis of said suspending member, and a wedge-like body carried by the supporting member and having a bolt hole adjacent its larger end, said body being positioned to be engaged by said bolt as said suspending memher is turned in one direction to retract the bolt and then permit it to enter said bolt hole for purposes described.

2. In a milk bottle holder, a supporting member comprising a fiat plate having provisions for mounting it on a door frame and an L-plate hinged to said flat plate along the edge of the shorter portion of the L-plate whereby when said L-plate is raised the shorter portion thereof will lie in the plane of said flat plate and the longer portion will lie at right angles thereto, a wedgeshaped body rigidly secured to the shorter portion of said L-plate and having a bolt hole adjacent its larger end, a bottle suspending member pivotally mounted on the larger portion of said L-plate to turn on an axis normal thereto, and a spring pressed locking bolt carried by said suspending member to engage said wedge-shaped body for purposes described, the depth of said suspending member being not more than the depth of said shorter portion whereby when said L-plate is folded down it will lie with its larger portion paralleling said fiat plate.

WILLIAM HAROLD VAN BUSKIRK. 

